Street artist has new 'super hero' drawing put on display in a hospital.
He may be best known for his comic and subversive street art, that magically and mysteriously appear overnight but, this time, Banksy has been working within the constraints of lockdown to produce a more intimate piece paying tribute to the NHS.
The elusive artist has created a piece called Game Changer that has gone on display, nicely framed, in a corridor at Southampton general hospital.
It shows a boy dressed in dungarees playing with a nurse superhero toy, with figures of Batman and Spider-Man discarded in a bin. The nurse, wearing a face mask and a white apron featuring a red cross, has her arm raised as if she is flying, with a cape fluttering behind her.
Banksy left a note for hospital workers, saying: “Thanks for all you’re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it’s only black and white.”
After lockdown measures are lifted, the piece - which is approximately one metre square - will be put on public display. It will then be auctioned to raise money for NHS charities, a spokeswoman for Banksy confirmed.